MGP Ingredients, Inc. Announces Review of Strategic Alternatives

Published 8:00 PM ET Wed, 29 May 2013
Globe Newswire

ATCHISON, Kan., May 29, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- MGP Ingredients, Inc.(Nasdaq:MGPI) (the "Company") today announced that the Board of Directors has authorized a review of strategic alternatives. The Board of Directors has established a Special Committee of six independent directors to conduct the review. The Special Committee has retained BMO Capital Markets Corp. as its financial advisor.

The Company has not set a definitive timetable for completion of its evaluation and there can be no assurances that the process will result in any transaction being announced or completed. The Company does not plan to disclose or comment on developments regarding the strategic review process until further disclosure is deemed appropriate.

The initiation of a review of strategic alternatives will allow the Company to explore options that may accelerate the realization of value for the benefit of its stockholders. While alternatives are reviewed, the Company remains focused on executing on its operational plan to realize the long-term value of its assets.

About MGP Ingredients

MGP is a leading independent supplier of premium spirits, offering flavor innovations and custom distillery blends to the beverage alcohol industry. The Company also produces high quality food grade industrial alcohol and formulates grain-based starches and proteins into nutritional, as well as highly functional, innovations for the branded consumer packaged goods industry. Distilled spirits are produced at facilities in the adjacent towns of Lawrenceburg and Greendale, Indiana. The Company is headquartered in Atchison, Kansas, where a variety of distilled alcohol products and food ingredients are manufactured. For more information, visit mgpingredients.com.

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